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Excerpt from Commemorating the Birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, 1929: Proceedings of Exercises Commemorating the Life and Service of Abraham Lincoln, Sponsored by the Union League Club for Students of Chicago and Cook County Public High Schools, at the Auditorium Theatre, February 12, 1929 Military Drill, R. O. T. C. Of Lake View High School, A. D. Lee, Com mander, followed. Chairman bowman: Ladies and Gentlemen: One of the Objects of the Union League Club of Chicago is the inculcation of the spirit of patriotism. We know Of no finer welcome that could be given to you on this the One Hundred and Twentieth Anniversary of one of the most significant events in the history of the Nineteenth Century than the demonstration which you have just witnessed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Simple text explains why and how we celebrate Presidents' Day and how the holiday evolved from celebrating the birthdays of presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.